Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

168-169

"The Fu family are not fools." Shen Miao picked the cup of hot tea and took a sip, "How would they not know what kind of intention Father and Mother is thinking of?"

Shen Miao knew from the beginning that Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan's method would not succeed. As to how the information that she was going to marry the Crown Prince flow out, needless to say, it was the Imperial family's methods. The Imperial family almost told the world undisguised that Shen Miao was the person they were looking at. How would the subjects of Ming Qi dare to fight with the Imperial family? As for the plan that Shen Xin and wife had thought to marry Shen Miao as quickly as possible, it was destined to be fruitless.

Gu Yu's throat was somewhat sour as she said, "Could it be that Young Lady have to marry His Highness the Crown Prince?"

As personal maids, even though Jing Zhe and Gu Yu did not understand what Shen Miao was thinking, they more or less could feel Shen Miao's emotions. Just like Shen Miao did not like the Palace at all nor the people in the Imperial Palace. Now if Shen Miao were to marry into the Eastern Palace, she would certainly not be comfortable with it.

Shen Miao said, "Watch as one walk." Her heart was however thinking, she had decided not to marry again into the Imperial family of Ming Qi. It was only an Imperial edict, it might be able to control the people and land and if it comes to it, she can ruin her reputation. The Fu family only wanted the Shen family's military power but dared not show their true selves to the outside world. After Shen Miao's reputation was ruined, if the Crown Prince was still insistent in marrying her then this appearance would be too ugly. Wearing a green hat (being cuckold) or the military power was more important? With Shen Miao understanding of the Fu family, it would definitely be military power. But if one really married her despite of the green hat, then the commoners would not feel that the Fu family valued feelings deeply but that the Inner Palace of the Imperial family was in a mess.

Even if the Fu family was not able to gain the people's heart, they dared not let the rumours go on.

It was just that... Shen Miao stared at the floating tea leaves in the cup. Her reputation would be destroyed at the same time.

Fortunately she did not have any sisters else it would implicate them to be scorned like her. The unfortunate thing was that Shen Xin and the rest would suffer from others' pointing and scrutinising.

However this was the most inferior plan and was the only plan left.

Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan did not know that Shen Miao already had her own plans and still looked for a good husband for Shen Miao with their heart. But the Imperial family's message was send out thus no one dared to even do the Shen family business. The doors of the Shen family was so quiet that one could net birds.

Shen Qiu almost grabbed a good friend over to marry Shen Miao. After being stopped by Luo Xue Yan, Shen Qiu, Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan sat in the room and their face were filled with concern when talking abut Shen Miao's marriage.

Luo Xue Yan said, "This tactic of the Imperial family is just too despicable. Previously there were so many people who wanted to be our in-laws and now everyone all detoured. What is this?"

"It's all my fault." Shen Xin said, "At the beginning one should settle a marriage for Jiao Jiao. One had thought that she was still young of age and it would not matter if one were to wait for a few more years. One did not expect this would happen."

Shen Qiu scratched his head, "In any case, Younger Sister cannot marry into the residence of the Crown Prince. How can the young lady that our General residence raised be other's Secondary Consort? One would even pick and chose to be the official wife so how would there be any reason to be a Secondary Consort?"